Using blogs to help language students to develop reflective learning strategies: Towards a pedagogical framework

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-225

  Hourigan, Tríona ^a   Murray, Liam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 77955791593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1091     Document Type: Article

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